$1.5 Trillion Asset Manager Franklin Templeton Hires Janus Henderson Spencer Seto as Head of North Asia Institutional Business, More than 20 Years of Industry Experience Including at HSBC, PGIM, State Street Global Advisors & Janus Henderson
6th February 2024 | Hong Kong
Leading asset manager Franklin Templeton with $1.5 trillion AUM (Assets under Management) has hired Janus Henderson Spencer Seto as Head of North Asia Institutional Business in a newly created role (5/2/24). Spencer Seto has more than 20 years of industry experience including at leading asset managers HSBC, PGIM, State Street Global Advisors & Janus Henderson. Spencer Seto is based in Hong Kong and will report to Tariq Ahmad (Head of APAC at Franklin Templeton). Franklin Templeton: “In his role as Head of North Asia, Institutional Business, Seto will have regional responsibilities to lead the firm’s institutional sales, consultant and client relationship efforts in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Alan Young, Head of Institutional Business, Greater China at Franklin Templeton and Tay Kim, President & CEO of Franklin Templeton Korea will form part of Seto’s team … … Seto brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, with a proven track record of building and managing high-performing sales teams in the region. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Seto was the Head of Institutional Sales, Asia ex-Japan, at Janus Henderson. He has also held senior sales roles at PGIM, State Street Global Advisors and HSBC Global Asset Management. He holds an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Northwestern University.”
“ $1.5 Trillion Asset Manager Franklin Templeton Hires Janus Henderson Spencer Seto as Head of North Asia Institutional Business, More than 20 Years of Industry Experience Including at HSBC, PGIM, State Street Global Advisors & Janus Henderson “
Tariq Ahmad, Head of APAC at Franklin Templeton: “I am delighted to welcome Spencer to Franklin Templeton in this new role. I am confident that he will foster collaboration across our teams and capitalize on the synergies in our regional business. Spencer’s extensive experience, deep understanding of the North Asian institutional market, coupled with his multilingual capabilities will be instrumental, as we look to further strengthen our business in this region.”
$1.5 Trillion Asset Manager Franklin Templeton Hires Janus Henderson Spencer Seto as Head of North Asia Institutional Business, More than 20 Years of Industry Experience Including at HSBC, PGIM, State Street Global Advisors & Janus Henderson
About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,300 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and approximately US$1.5 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023.
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